“That one can convince one’s opponents with printed reasons, I have not believed since the year 1764. It is not for that purpose that I have taken up my pen, but rather merely to annoy them, and to give strength and courage to those on our side, and to make it known to the others that they have not convinced us.”
G.C. Lichtenberg (1742 – 1799), courtesy of 'Deogolwulf'

Friday, 16 June 2017

'Kissing babies' is part of the job, Prime Minister

All politicians learn at the very beginning of their careers that the deeply unpleasant task of 'kissing babies' is an unavoidable duty which must be accomplished with warmth and style even if inside you are thinking that you would like to drown the lot of them! Of course, I place inverted commas round the words 'kissing babies' because that is but one of the multitude of skills required by a politician as he or she attempt to mingle with the dreaded 'peeps' in order to garner their votes. You have to learn how to smile at the jokes/vile abuse and pretend to listen carefully and thoughtfully when some tedious old part-time blogger - and I heard that! - drones on and on about his pet complaint. It's all part of the job.

So Mrs. May failed 'Big Time' yesterday when she visited the scene of the monster fire only to spend time with disciplined firemen and policemen who would not be allowed to speak out of turn and then scarpered off smartly to No. 10 without meeting any of the families of the victims. Yes, it would have been unpleasant and shouty and deeply emotional but that's part of your job description, Prime Minister, and yesterday you ducked it.

May is looking more and more deeply unimpressive. She was an unimpressive Home Sec and punched briefly above her weight getting the brexit bill through, even though it could be argued she made a horlicks of that as well by so visibly not having the faintest idea what she was doing.

She's not up to it and must go.

I expect that come the German elections, after which Brexit will begin properly Ruth Davidson will be leader.

By the way I commend you to read the raedwald posting today; he has a link to an article in Spiegel which is so dripping with contempt and loathing for the UK - if it was a bacon sandwich it would carry a health warning; truly the mask has come off.

Hmm, when have any of those governments "over there" ever liked Britain? Or the English speaking world for that matter? And that Brussels mob wants some sort of EU Army? An army to defend themselves from the outside or maybe more darkly, the inside?